I've been using this twice daily now for almost 2 weeks. Breakfast smoothies with overnight oats, seeds, dates, peanut butter and frozen banana. With the ultra smooth button it achieves great results - albeit a bit noisy. I really appreciate the convenience that you can press the button and walk away. I am yet to try it for more adventurous culinary purposes like making chutney and marinades but I would not expect any shortcoming from this product. Just 2 small negatives in this short time of use: 1. The suction pads do not stick to my table (could be my own issue as I've seen it work at a friends). 2. The lid is a bit difficult to open for those with smaller hands. My wife has to use a different technique to get it open.